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PART 5INFORMATION-SHARING IN RELATION TO SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS UNDER ARTICLE 121(2) OF THE 2015 ORDER

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15. The purposes prescribed under Article 121(2) of the 2015 Order (supply of information to the Department or service provider for purposes relating to relevant social security benefit) as purposes for which relevant information must be held by a qualifying person in order for them to supply it as set out in that paragraph, are any of the following—

(a)determining whether a person occupies as their home a dwelling which falls within paragraph 4(1)(b) of Schedule 3 to the Housing Benefit (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006;

(b)determining whether a person has, or is likely to have, difficulty in managing their financial affairs.

Prescribed purposes relating to a relevant social security benefit

16.—(1) This regulation applies to relevant information held by a qualifying person for any purpose listed in regulation 15.

(2) The purposes prescribed under Article 121(2) of the 2015 Order as purposes for which the Department or a person providing services to the Department are purposes connected with the administration of universal credit.

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